Meetings
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The Group holds a planning meeting at the beginning of each year followed by field meetings during the year, most of which will relate to specific projects currently in progress. Previous meetings have included visits to Leavening and Acklam villages, Sheriff Hutton Castle, Hildenley Quarry, Slingsby village, Settrington House and village, Nunnington Hall, Duncombe Park, Hovingham Hall and source quarries, Crayke Castle, and a number of churches. A buildings recording conference based in Malton was held jointly in May 2004 with the Yorkshire Vernacular Buildings Study Group.
All meetings are open to all members.
Meetings are subject to local weather and road conditions and members should use their judgement before attending.
Meetings for 2009
- Thursday 26 February 2009 - Planning Meeting (Postponed - new date to be arranged)
- Saturday 28 March 2009 - Hildenley Project: Wold Valley Church Survey. Introduction and training.
10am to 5pm. Meet at Weaverthorpe Church at 10am. Leader: Richard Myerscough. Please click on link for further details. - Sunday 19 April 2009 - Hildenley
2pm to 5pm - PLACE at Hildenley.
11am to 2pm - Hildenley Project.
Leaders: Barbara Hickman/Richard Myerscough/Tony Wright. - Saturday 9 May 2009 - Lichen Study Group
10am to 5pm. Leader: Dr Peter Gouldsborough of the University of York. Please meet at Nether Poppleton church (approximately 4 miles north-west of York) at 10am. - Friday 5 June 2009 - Hildenley Project at York House/Brows Hills Quarry
10am to 5pm. Leader: Nigel Copsey. Please meet at York House, Malton 10am for 10.30am, parking vehicles in the yard to the left of the house. If the weather is still nice why not have a picnic in the lovely garden at the back of York House? In the afternoon there will be a visit to Brows Hill Quarry which has been identified as a potential source of replacement stone for local building projects. Please take care in the quarry as some of the sections are very steep and unstable. - Thursday 9 July 2009 - PLACE/FWAG at Givendale*
6pm to 9pm. - Tuesday 21 July 2009 - Wharram Percy
6pm to 9pm - PLACE/FWAG at Wharram Percy*
10am to 5pm - Wharram Percy church stone recording.
Leader: Richard Myerscough. - Saturday 8 August 2009 - Lichen Study Group
10am to 5pm. Leader: Peter Gouldsborough. - Friday 14 August 2009 - A170 Church and Village Survey: Introduction and training.
10am to 5pm. Leaders: Edward Freedman/Richard Myerscough. - Thursday 3 September 2009 - Watton and Meaux Sites
10am to 5pm. Leader: Mary Carrick. - Saturday 3 October 2009 - Hildenley Project
10am to 5pm. Leader: Richard Myerscough. - Wednesday 4 November 2009 - Hildenley Project Meeting.
11am to 3pm. Leader: Richard Myerscough. - December 2009 - Planning Meeting 2010
11am to 1pm. Leader: Richard Myerscough.
Notes
- * PLACE members only - further details at www.place.uk.com, email place@yorksj.ac.uk.
- Venues/times etc will be given at least one week prior to meeting
- Extra visits will be advertised separately
- The co-ordinator reserves the right not to attend!
Richard Myerscough, Co-ordinator
March 2009
Meetings held in 2008
- Saturday 9 August 2008 - meeting with Dr Peter Gouldsborough (University of York), a lichen expert, looking at the possible relationship between rock type and lichen cover.
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Thursday 30 to Sunday 2 November 2008 - a geophysics survey of Mowthorpe bloomery site and possible Deserted Mediaeval Village was conducted in conjunction with Rod Mackey from University of Hull and East Riding Archaeological Society.
Amongst the finds, whilst carrying out the geophysics, was pottery ranging from Roman to Mediaeval (and, of course, modern). Richard Myerscough also found some Hildenley limestone and some West Riding Flag, which indicates a high status building.
We have had only a quick print of the first day's (rain interrupted) survey, which seemed to show only geological variations. On the second day, we moved to a building platform in a grass paddock, possibly the site of the hall for which Anketin Mallorie was granted eight oaks in 1238.
Thanks to Rod Mackey and the team from the East Riding Archaeological Society for their time and equipment.
For further information about Mowthorpe, see the Research page.
Right: Richard Myerscough taking resistivity measurements on the site of the DMV at Mowthorpe